Job Title: Personal assistant

Location: Eastbourne

Hourly rate: £16.00 employed rate, £21.50 self-employed rate

Reference: SCES218

Hours/shifts: 10 hours per week, weekday afternoons. Job share possible, so please apply if you can do any of the hours.

Summary:

I am a 64-year-old female looking for a personal assistant to support me to live independently, access the community and attend health appointments. I have hearing difficulties, meaning I often need to lip read.

I need support with accessing social and leisure activities and would love a PA who shares similar interests to me such a tenpin bowling, walking and going to the cinema or theatre.

I require a driver with their own car to enable me to access the community.

Other Requirements

• "Exemption is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9."

• Non smoker

• Must have a UK driving licence

• Must have access to own vehicle

• Experience of working with the profoundly deaf.

All applicants must be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.

Successful applicants will be entitled to Holiday pay and will be issued employment contracts.

Description

Typical duties

Help improve cooking confidence and support with main meal preparation

Personal Care:

Prompting and reminding around care and support needs including reminders of upcoming appointments and support with suitable clothing choices

Social:

• Accompanying and assisting employer on shopping trips when required

• Accompany employer when accessing social and leisure activities, and health appointments

• Driving and accompanying to social events

• Accompanying on trips out e.g. to take photographs at the beach or ten pin bowling

• Person specification

The successful applicant will be:

• Female

• Respectful of the employer’s privacy and confidentiality

• Reliable with good time-keeping

• Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative

• Hygienic, tidy minded and well organised

• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties

• Patience and possess excellent interpersonal skills

• Honest and cheerful

• Creative

• Have an interest in cinema, walking, theatre and 10 pin bowling

• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard

• Legally permitted to work in the United Kingdom

• Able to work at all times to high standards of Health & Safety

• Previous experience of working with the profoundly deaf.

Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position you will be employed directly by the individual employer and not Independent Lives